Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerk Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks amongst Texas cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,730
25th Percentile Wage
$22,790
50th Percentile Wage
$26,960
75th Percentile Wage
$28,810
90th Percentile Wage
$30,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $21,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$26,960
12.72% 30.42%
2021
$23,530
1.83% -
2020
$23,100
2.94% -
2019
$22,420
2.45% -
2018
$21,870
4.62% -
2017
$20,860
4.46% -
2016
$19,930
3.71% -
2015
$19,190
1.09% -
2014
$18,980
0.21% -
2013
$18,940
0.95% -
2012
$18,760
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in state of Texas ranges from $21,800 to $28,530. The highest paying area for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Texas is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with a median annual salary of $28,530. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (mean annual salary $28,290). The lowest paying area is Laredo with a median annual salary of $21,800.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$28,530
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$28,290
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$27,700
Midland
$27,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$27,180
Odessa
$26,470
Fort Worth-Arlington
$24,440
Texarkana-Texarkana
$23,810
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$23,470
Waco
$23,430
Corpus Christi
$23,310
Tyler
$23,280
College Station-Bryan
$23,240
Lubbock
$23,230
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,170
Victoria
$23,140
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,110
Amarillo
$23,080
Abilene
$23,000
Sherman-Denison
$22,990
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$22,940
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,870
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,820
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,810
El Paso
$22,730
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,640
Wichita Falls
$22,630
Longview
$22,570
Brownsville-Harlingen
$22,060
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$22,020
San Angelo
$21,970
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$21,950
Laredo
$21,800